Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
18-May-2023 06:00 – 09:00
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:    BBC Walk, chilly 41 degrees, sunny but surprisingly birdy!
54 species
Mallard  1
Wild Turkey  1
Mourning Dove  4
Chimney Swift  5
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  3
Double-crested Cormorant  1
Black-crowned Night-Heron  1
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Peregrine Falcon  1
Eastern Phoebe  1
Great Crested Flycatcher  1
Warbling Vireo  3
Red-eyed Vireo  1
Blue Jay  5
Common Raven  1
Black-capped Chickadee  2
Tree Swallow  1
White-breasted Nuthatch  2
House Wren  1
Gray Catbird  3
Veery  1
Swainson’s Thrush  1
American Robin  12
Cedar Waxwing  4
American Goldfinch  4
Chipping Sparrow  4
Song Sparrow  3
Baltimore Oriole  12
Red-winged Blackbird  7
Brown-headed Cowbird  2
Common Grackle  5
Ovenbird  2
Northern Waterthrush  1
Black-and-white Warbler  3
Tennessee Warbler  3
Mourning Warbler  1    Heard only in the Dell
Common Yellowthroat  4
American Redstart  1
Cape May Warbler  3
Northern Parula  5
Magnolia Warbler  4
Bay-breasted Warbler  8    probably undercounted
Yellow Warbler  2
Chestnut-sided Warbler  1
Blackpoll Warbler  1
Black-throated Blue Warbler  3
Pine Warbler  1
Yellow-rumped Warbler  3
Black-throated Green Warbler  6
Canada Warbler  1    heard only on Indian Ridge
Wilson’s Warbler  1
Scarlet Tanager  5    2 males, 3 femaies
Northern Cardinal  1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S138431859

ANNUAL REPORT 2023

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 275 species for 2023, based upon 200 trips reported from Massachusetts, and those from out of state.  We recorded 267 species in Massachusetts, three more than 2022, with 8 [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2022

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 276 species for 2022, based upon 204 reported trips. Of those, 264 species were recorded in Massachusetts, with 12 additional species reported from the out-of-state trips to New Hampshire [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2021

Brookline Bird Club 2021 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club recorded 270 species for 2021, based upon 206 reported trips. Two-hundred and sixty-five species were recorded in Massachusetts, [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2023

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 275 species for 2023, based upon 200 trips reported from Massachusetts, and those from out of state.  We recorded 267 species in Massachusetts, three more than 2022, with 8 [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2022

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 276 species for 2022, based upon 204 reported trips. Of those, 264 species were recorded in Massachusetts, with 12 additional species reported from the out-of-state trips to New Hampshire [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2021

Brookline Bird Club 2021 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club recorded 270 species for 2021, based upon 206 reported trips. Two-hundred and sixty-five species were recorded in Massachusetts, [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2023

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 275 species for 2023, based upon 200 trips reported from Massachusetts, and those from out of state.  We recorded 267 species in Massachusetts, three more than 2022, with 8 [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2022

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 276 species for 2022, based upon 204 reported trips. Of those, 264 species were recorded in Massachusetts, with 12 additional species reported from the out-of-state trips to New Hampshire [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2021

Brookline Bird Club 2021 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club recorded 270 species for 2021, based upon 206 reported trips. Two-hundred and sixty-five species were recorded in Massachusetts, [...]

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